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EDITORIALS
Jan 19, 2016

Challenges for Tsai Ing-wen

Taiwan's new DPP-led government and China should strive to keep cross-strait relations on an even keel.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 18, 2016

In reversal, Tokyo High Court rules government not responsible for Ghanaian deportee's death

In a reversal, the Tokyo High Court determines that the government was not responsible for the 2010 death of a Ghanaian alledgedly subjected to excessive force by immigration authorities while being deported.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 18, 2016

Vietnam to pick new leaders as nation balances ties with China, U.S.

When Vietnam starts the process of picking its new leadership this month, the Communist Party is set for a tense behind-the-scenes debate: Opt for officials who want to preserve ties with neighbor China, or for those who would steer the country closer to the United States.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Jan 17, 2016

'Being black can be more fun than being gay'

A look at the experience of two black men in the LGBT community in Tokyo, a 'minority of a minority of a minority.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 16, 2016

Travesty of justice: legal reform unlikely despite erroneous convictions

Two elderly men fighting for decades to clear their names are poised to receive high-profile retrials in 2016 and yet their ordeals are unlikely to trigger wide-ranging reform to the country's justice system, experts say.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 16, 2016

Key facts about Taiwan's relationship with China

Taiwan went to the polls on Saturday to elect a new president and parliament. China, which considers Taiwan part of its territory, will be watching the outcome closely.
JAPAN
Jan 15, 2016

Osaka assembly passes nation's first ordinance against hate speech

The city of Osaka passed the nation's first ordinance by a major city against hate speech late Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 15, 2016

Suntory to focus on Beam and own beer, not new deals: president

Suntory Holdings Ltd., the nation's third-ranked beer maker by market share, wants to focus on boosting profits at its Beam spirits unit and upgrading its own beers rather than on buying SABMiller PLC's Peroni and Grolsch brands in Europe.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 14, 2016

Has Taiwan's China gamble gone wrong?

Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou made a critical mistake in 2008 when he hitched Taiwan's economy to China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 14, 2016

As fortunes fade at home, drug giant Takeda eyes greener shores overseas

One balmy summer evening last year, some of the most prolific biotech and scientific minds of Boston came together.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 12, 2016

Have apps, won't bother learning how to drive

For many young people today, there's a new rite of passage that's bigger than learning to drive: getting your first phone number.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 12, 2016

The business of being Bowie

David Bowie could see the future more clearly than most people.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 12, 2016

New constitution first step to solution for Syria, Putin says

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Syria needs to start working on a new constitution as a first step to finding a political solution to its civil war, though he acknowledged the process was likely to be difficult.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 12, 2016

Cash-rich ANA offered 8.8% stake in Vietnam Air

Vietnam Airlines Corp. will sell an 8.8 percent stake to ANA Holdings Inc., owner of Japan's biggest airline, for $108 million, the companies announced Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Jan 11, 2016

New rules at home plate put onus on Japanese umpires

A brawl broke out at Jingu Stadium during a game between the Hanshin Tigers and Tokyo Yakult Swallows near the tail end of the 2013 season. It was a typical baseball fight, so beyond a round of spirited pushing, players being held back and an assortment of shouts hurled back and forth ("That's fertilizer....
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 9, 2016

Japan policymakers fearful of constantly dodgy data

Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida joked almost 70 years ago that if Japan had kept better data, it might never have started a war with the U.S. His grandson, Finance Minister Taro Aso, worries about flawed statistics that could mislead economic policymakers today.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 9, 2016

Gunman citing Islamic State shoots Philadelphia policeman

A gunman claiming to have pledged allegiance to Islamic State militants shot and seriously wounded a Philadelphia police officer in an ambush on his patrol car, the city's police commissioner said on Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 8, 2016

Haneda, Itami airports top global punctuality list; JAL, ANA crack top five airlines

Two of Japan's airports were the world's most punctual in 2015, and two of its airlines were among the world's top five, OAG Aviation's annual report says.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health / FOCUS
Jan 8, 2016

Tracing the origin of North Korea's nuclear weapons program

The godfathers of North Korea's nuclear weapons program were an elderly trio: a nuclear physicist, a military general and a broker with contacts in Pakistan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jan 6, 2016

34 migrants, including seven children, found dead on Turkish coast; at least 12 rescued

The bodies of 34 migrants, at least seven of them children, were found at two sites along Turkey's Aegean coast on Tuesday after they apparently tried to cross to the nearby Greek island of Lesbos.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 5, 2016

The ghosts of North Korea

Will North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ever be able to act in his country's real interests, and not those of his fantasies?
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Jan 5, 2016

Higuchi in elite class with Mao after result at nationals

Lost in the glare of the spotlight that shone on Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu and his record run and the return of three-time world champ Mao Asada at the recent Japan nationals was the second-place finish of junior sensation Wakaba Higuchi.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / DEMOGRAPHIC CHALLENGES
Jan 5, 2016

For many young Japanese, marriage — and sex — are low priorities

This is the fourth in a five-part series on Japan's population woes caused by its graying society and low birthrate.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 5, 2016

Oregon activists picked the wrong battle, militia leaders say

Self-styled militia members who seized federal property in rural Oregon in an effort to galvanize opposition to the U.S. government appear to have made a tactical error — potential allies say they picked the wrong battle.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 5, 2016

FBI hopes to peacefully end protesters' armed occupation of Oregon wildlife facility

Federal law enforcement officials on Monday sought a peaceful end to the occupation of the headquarters of a U.S. wildlife refuge in Oregon launched over the weekend by a group of self-styled militiamen angry over the imminent imprisonment of two ranchers.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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